UVa Scientists Have Identified A Molecular Target, Or Receptor, For Potential Drugs To Treat Deadly Lung Failure

... Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have identified a molecular target, or receptor, for potential drugs to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a sudden and life-threatening failure of the lung. Interestingly, the receptor is in the same class that gives people their sense of sight, smell and taste (G-protein coupled receptors... click link for more info. ...